Work begins on park dedicated to Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard

BOSTON — The youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombing has been honored during a ceremony to break ground on a park to be built in his memory.

The family of 8-year-old Martin Richard joined Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and a crowd of supporters at a touching ceremony at the park site on the South Boston waterfront Wednesday.

"Today is undeniable proof that good will always triumph," Martin's father Bill said.

Martin Richard was among three people killed when two bombs exploded near the marathon finish line on April 15, 2013.

Martin's younger sister, Jane, lost a leg in the bombing. She says the park will have wheelchair ramps so it's accessible to everyone. She says the park will also have a pirate ship, a bucket swing and an amphitheater.

"This park will be a place for your imagination to soar and where memories will be made,” Jane said. "It was hard watching other kids while i was stuck on the sidelines. This park will include everything i wished for."

Martin's Park will be built on the South Boston waterfront, near the Boston Children's Museum and is set to open in the fall of 2018.

"His enduring message of peace that just continues to will people to come together for the common good. That's why we're here and we stand before you in awe sill nearly five years later," Bill Richard said.

To read more about the Martin Richard Foundation, click here.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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